New Zealand flounder

Rhombosolea plebeia

Pleuronectid Fish between Fresh and Salt Water

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Temperate fish

New Zealand flounder is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the largest recorded length is 43 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Rhombosolea
Maximum length: 43 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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